Job Description :
APPLICATION SPECIALIST

Positions may be contract to hire (after 6 mos) use this for recruiting

Location - Anywhere but California. Need to be within one hour from Major airport
Baltimore, Atlanta preferred

Need to be able to rent a car

Travel to Canada

Will need a credit card

Pass a standard BG check. No drug screen

Phone interview only - No in person interview

First few will want to screen

Job Mission:

Improve the adoption and usage of the company’s product services and maintain revenue growth targets by providing
excellent customer care and maintaining healthy relationships with our current and future customers in an environment
where every staff member is passionate about going the extra mile.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Application Services.

Overall installation of hotel Opera Property Management Systems (PMS)

Updating hotel Opera PMS approved versions

Provide support of Opera PMS – Including troubleshooting and resolving Opera PMS issues

Installation/Configuration of Opera PMS interfaces for third party vendors

Troubleshooting Opera PMS network related issues

Installation of Opera PMS backup solutions

Perform health checks on Opera PMS systems

Documentation and Reports

Provide detailed reports as required for installation services

Create documentation on new installation processes

Provide suggestions or make modifications to existing documentation to improve quality installations

Customer Service

Provide high quality customer while performing installation services and support of customers’ systems

Empathetic to customer needs

Punctual

Respectful

Interaction:  This position has daily interactions with senior management, hotels & third party vendors (clients), team
members and various critical departments within the organization. In many cases, interactions with both internal and
external parties will be at mid and upper management levels.

Requirements / Qualifications:

University Degree and a minimum of 2 year’s work experience as an Opera PMS technical service installer.

Strong analytical, organizational, communication and people skills required.

Working knowledge of hotel networks and IT systems is preferred.

Proficiency in SQL/SQLPLUS, Microsoft Office.

Ability to roll up sleeves for direct client support.

Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies, products and procedures
Ability to work and thrive in a multi-tasked and fast-paced environment.

Ability to quickly learn the company’s various IT solutions; and able to handle system installation.

Professional “get it done” attitude and work ethic.

Fluent in English. Fluency in other languages helpful.

Experience with hotel property management systems; Opera preferred

Willing to work overtime, weekend and holidays as requested.

Willing to work with a wide variety of cultures.

Willing to be contactable on an on-call basis after-hours by mobile phone.

Willing to travel locally and overseas for projects sites in difference location.

Critical Competencies:

Relationship building: Builds effective relationships through positive communication that motivates and influences
others. Is an honest, trustworthy, a valued team member, and actively involved in achieving team objectives.

Personal Effectiveness: Produces outstanding results both professionally and personally by being proactive and
committed. Continually focuses on achieving positive results contributing to company’s business success.

Technical Competence: Uses technical / job knowledge and experience, incorporating functional skills and broad-based
business knowledge, to meet and exceed job requirements / customer expectations.

Communication: Deliver exceptional written and verbal communication incorporating training materials, presentations
and guidelines.

Applicable Competencies:

Customer Focus: Passionately meets or exceeds customer Expectations. Enters the customer’s world through
listening and understanding. Nurtures relationships by recognizing and delivering on customer needs and opinions.

Managing complexity: Is able to work effectively in a highly complex, diverse, changing environment. Adapts well to
and is energized by change whilst maintaining focus on key business goals and personal objectives.

Innovation: Embraces creativity and is open to new ideas. Innovates to improve current working practices / products /
technologies to provide business opportunities and results.

Problem solving: Takes initiative to identify current and potential problems and determines the best solution. Involves
and/or manages the people and resources required.

Business Management: Produces outstanding results both professionally and personally by effective management of
business processes. Effectively plans, budgets, tracks and evaluates performance of his/her business area.
             

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